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26.05° N · 80.16° W · GEOID 1216335

Dania Beach

Broward County, Florida · part of the Miami, FL metro

FloridaDania Beach, FLDania BeachDania Beach

The short answer

Dania Beach is home to 32,180 people. Median household income is $52,748 a year and median rent is $1,781 a month, 40.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $319,800, about 6.1x annual median household income.

The story in Dania Beach is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 34.9% to 40.5% of income. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $29,700 a year, less than in 98% of places its size.

4OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Dania Beach scores better than 4% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 419th of 474 in Florida.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%7
Economy 20%12
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%51
Education 10%52
Commute 10%30
Growth 5%30

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,781
30% above the median place
Median household income
$52,748
34% below the median place
Median home value
$319,800
0% above the median place
Unemployment
8.3%
70% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Dania Beach

  • Work and commutingOpenStreetMap shows 17 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 89% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Dania Beach

Broward County loses about 8.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in83,505
Moved out96,634
Net−13,129

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Miami-Dade County, FL29,09816,821+12,277
Palm Beach County, FL8,79712,296−3,499
St. Lucie County, FL9694,008−3,039
Orange County, FL1,4923,290−1,798

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$91K
Leavers$75K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Broward County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Broward County report $90,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $75,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$71,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,781 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,042 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $319,800.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 13.9% work from home; 1.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Key West, FL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.3%
14% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.0%
5% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-8.5
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDania BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.0%5% above
Moved from another state12.3%14% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-8.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$90,66228% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$75,3727% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 40.5% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 99% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Dania Beach40.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$71,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
40.5%
99% above the median place
Home price to income
6.1x
59% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
40%
well over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$29,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Dania Beach, $1,781 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Dania Beach, but easier on the budget

Places that match Dania Beach on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Key West, FL9130.6% vs 40.5%n/aCompare
Marathon, FL8821.9% vs 40.5%n/aCompare
Signal Hill, CA8819.6% vs 40.5%$59,700Compare
Lomita, CA8725.1% vs 40.5%$39,300Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
71.5%
41% above the median place
Vacant homes1
18.0%
155% above the median place
Homeownership1
46.8%
30% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureDania BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,78130% above
Rent to income140.5%99% above
Property tax rate10.9%2% below
Home price to income16.1x59% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure114.213% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,32144% above
HUD area median income4County figure$102,5004% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,83713% below
Median home value1$319,8000% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.5%86% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure64.1%24% above
Homeownership146.8%30% below
Renters paying 30%+171.5%41% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,0429% above
Vacant homes118.0%155% above
Median year built119770% below
03

Work and pay

Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as South Laurel, MD, Key West, FL and Oakland Park, FL), unemployment here is higher: 8.3% against a typical 5.9%.

Unemployment1
8.3%
70% above the median place
Median household income1
$52,748
34% below the median place
Poverty rate1
19.3%
79% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute28 min +14%
Income per person$35,444 −12%
Works from home13.9% +11%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDania BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$52,74834% below
Income per person1$35,44412% below
Unemployment18.3%70% above
Average annual pay6County figure$74,59513% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.3%16% above
Jobs6County figure863,595above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate119.3%79% above
Mean commute128 min14% above
Works from home113.9%11% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.8%116% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 17.0%, 166% above the median place.

No health insurance1
17.0%
166% above the median place
Born abroad1
29.7%
237% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
89.4%
3% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age41.8 +7%
High school or higher89.1% −3%
Household size2.4 −5%
Bachelor's or higher33.2% +4%
All 9 people measures
MeasureDania BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population132,1801430th largest
Population change since 202073.2%176% above
Median age141.87% above
Bachelor's or higher133.2%4% above
High school or higher189.1%3% below
Household size12.45% below
Born abroad129.7%237% above
No health insurance117.0%166% above
Homes with broadband189.4%3% below
05

Life in Dania Beach

The nearest National Park Service site is Biscayne National Park, about 38 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1898. 1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Nyberg-Swanson House listed 1999

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.5 −36%
Playgrounds per 10k4.3 −54%
Grocery stores per 10k2.2 +3%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10.3 −8%
Libraries per 10k0.6 −29%
Named paths and bike trails2 km −25%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi17.0 80.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Biscayne National Park 38 miles
  • Big Cypress National Preserve 58 miles
  • Everglades National Park 61 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.6 +4%
Shops36.6 +21%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.3 +54%
Doctors' offices and clinics31.8 +57%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
3
67% below the median place
Public school students13
1,318
73% below the median place
Students per teacher13
18.1
18% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureDania BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13367% below
Public school students131,31873% below
Students per teacher1318.118% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure21.64% above
Shops per 10k9County figure36.621% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.354% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure31.857% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k106.536% below
Playgrounds per 10k104.354% below
Grocery stores per 10k102.23% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1010.38% below
Libraries per 10k100.629% below
Named paths and bike trails101.525% below
Transit stops per sq mi1017.0above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1138.224% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1120% above
National Register listings12192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 56°F, 123% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Dania Beach. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low14
56°F
123% above the median place
Average temperature14
76°F
38% above the median place
Hurricane risk15
99.8
41% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureDania BeachAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure92°F6% above
January average low14County figure56°F123% above
Average temperature14County figure76°F38% above
Annual precipitation14County figure59.9 in37% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure99.58% above
Hurricane risk15County figure99.841% above
Tornado risk15County figure96.318% above
Wildfire risk15County figure97.058% above
Heat wave risk15County figure98.810% above
Median air quality index16County figure430% above
Good air days16County figure73.4%7% above
08

Dania Beach in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 42% of the median income in 2030, up from 41% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Dania Beach does better than 6% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 79%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,781/mo (2024)$2,290/mo$1,880 to $2,790/mo+4.3%
Median household income$52,748 (2024)$66,000$56,000 to $78,000+3.8%
Median home value$319,800 (2024)$469,000$341,000 to $647,000+6.6%
Population32,791 (2025)33,70032,330 to 35,140+0.6%

The median home would be worth 7.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Dania Beach

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Pompano Beach, FL$1,724$67,195Compare
Fern Park, FL$1,612$59,428Compare
Deerfield Beach, FL$1,774$59,730Compare
Casselberry, FL$1,674$62,447Compare
Casselberry, FLDeerfield Beach, FLFern Park, FLPompano Beach, FLDania Beach, FLDania BeachPompano BeachFern ParkCasselberryDania BeachFern ParkCasselberry

Places built like Dania Beach

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Dania Beach performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Dania Beach, FL40.5%2.3%/yr3.2%
South Laurel, MD24.7%2.3%/yrn/aCompare
Key West, FL30.6%4.6%/yr-5.4%Compare
Oakland Park, FL29.8%7.2%/yr2.1%Compare
Laurel, MD22.4%5.1%/yr0.6%Compare
Greenbelt, MD25.8%3.7%/yr0.2%Compare
Lynnwood, WA26.9%4.0%/yr9.2%Compare

Common questions

Is Dania Beach a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 4 out of 100, better than 4% of the places we rate and 419th of 474 in Florida. OpenStreetMap shows 17 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 89% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 1 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Dania Beach expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 40.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $319,800.

What salary do you need to live in Dania Beach?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $71,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Dania Beach?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Pompano Beach, FL, Fern Park, FL, Deerfield Beach, FL and Casselberry, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Dania Beach with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Dania Beach itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/dania-beach-florida

Citytistics. “Dania Beach, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/dania-beach-florida/

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